Henrik Sedin

Henrik Sedin
Sedin during a game against the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010
Born	(1980-09-26) 26 September 1980 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Vancouver Canucks Modo Hockey (SEL)
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	3rd overall, 1999 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1997–present

Henrik Sedin (born 26 September 1980) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). His identical twin brother Daniel also plays for the Canucks. They have played together during their careers and are known for the way in which they can help each other play. Henrik, a good passer, is known to help set up goals, while Daniel is known to score goals.

Henrik started his career in the Swedish Elite League with Modo Hockey in 1997 and won the Golden Puck as Swedish player of the year in 1999, winning it with Daniel. He was picked third by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Henrik has played his entire NHL career in Vancouver and has led the team in scoring the past six seasons, from 2007–08 to 2012-2013. In 2009–10, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's top point scorer, setting Canucks' records for assists and points in a season as well as the team record for career assists. Henrik also won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player for the 2009-10 season.

Internationally, Henrik has played for Sweden and won a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, as well as two bronze medals at the 1999 and 2001 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Modo Hockey Jr.	Swe-Jr.		26	14	22	36	—		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Modo Hockey	SEL		39	1	4	5	10		7	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Modo Hockey	SEL		49	12	22	34	32		13	2	8	10	6
1999–00	Modo Hockey	SEL		50	9	38	47	22		13	5	9	14	2
2000–01	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	9	20	29	38		4	0	4	4	0
2001–02	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	16	20	36	36		6	3	0	3	0
2002–03	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		78	8	31	39	38		14	3	2	5	8
2003–04	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		76	11	31	42	32		7	2	2	4	2
2004–05	Modo Hockey	SEL		44	14	22	36	50		6	1	3	4	6
2005–06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	18	57	75	56		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	10	71	81	66		12	2	2	4	14
2007–08	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	15	61	76	56		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	22	60	82	48		10	4	6	10	2
2009–10	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	29	83	112	48		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				728	138	434	572	418		53	14	16	30	26

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Sweden	EJC		6	3	4	7	16
1998	Sweden	EJC		6	5	4	9	4
1999	Sweden	WJC		6	3	6	9	12
1999	Sweden	WC		8	0	0	0	4
2000	Sweden	WJC		7	4	9	13	0
2000	Sweden	WC		7	2	3	5	6
2001	Sweden	WC		9	1	0	1	0
2005	Sweden	WC		9	2	4	6	7
2006	Sweden	Oly		8	3	1	4	2
2010	Sweden	Oly		4	0	2	2	2
Junior int'l totals				25	15	23	38	32
Senior int'l totals				45	8	10	18	21

NHL All-Star Games

Year	Location		G	A	Pts
2008	Atlanta		0	2	2
All-star totals			0	2	2

Awards

Elitserien

Award	Year
Golden Puck (player of the year)	1999 (shared with Daniel Sedin)

International

Award	Year
Olympic gold medal (with Sweden)	2006

NHL

Award	Year
Art Ross Trophy	2010
Second Star of the Month	March 2009 and January 2010
First Star of the Month	December 2009
Third Star of the Month	March 2010

Vancouver Canucks

Award	Year
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (leading scorer)	2008, 2009 and 2010
Cyclone Taylor Trophy (MVP)	2010
Molson Cup (most three-star selections)	2010

Other websites

• Henrik Sedin player profile at NHL.com
• Henrik Sedin biography at Legends of Hockey
• Henrik Sedin career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database